Vincent Tan's relationship with Malky Mackay has taken another awful twist for the Cardiff manager as he was allegedly sent an e-mail which gave him a no win ultimatum of "resign or be sacked" earlier in the week. It was said to be sent after Mackay had refused to walk away from the team because he had unfinished business with the team and had too much passion for the club he brought into the Premier League. The unfinished business he spoke of was making Cardiff City sustainable in England's top divison. 

Tan's regime in Cardiff started with changing the team colours to Red which was strange given the fact that Cardiff are known as the Bluebirds. It was a marketing ploy implemented by the Tan regime in order to sell more shirts, because market research pointed out that red shirts sell better than blue ones in the Asia. Tan, at this stage, was still in tune with the club and the supporters and promised to invest £100 million into the club as a compromise.

Since then, it hasn't gotten any smoother for Tan at Cardiff. He hinted that a name change for the club could be on the cards and has been involved in multiple interviews in which he publicly crticises his manager, Malky Mackay. Fans are started to grow very upset with his dealing of the club and Tan has mentioned that if enough fans keep forcing him out then it would be a possibility. 

As for Mackay, well he has had to act as peace keeper between the players and Tan in a bonus pay disagreement, see his recruitment chief official Ian Moody be suspended and ultimately fired from the club in a clear sign of disrespect for Mackay and his advisers, and he has also had to defend himself every time he holds an interview.

Ever since, there have been multiple quotes from both parties denying, while also adding  fuel to the fire, and the most recent came when Mackey singled out three players he wanted in January to which Tan responded he would not be receiving "a single penny" for any more transfers. The conundrum seems to be that Tan didn't buy a football club to build over time. He built a club he wants to buy success for immediately. Possibly not a man who is familiar to losing, who was never given a dossier of Cardiff's history. His lack of realization that Cardiff staying in the Premiership was a tall order to begin with and the fact that Mackay is doing a stellar job, seems to have never come to Tan's mind. 

In the business world, £35million investment in one summer would most likely turn fortunes, but Tan doesn't realise that this is football and nothing is a certainty in any way shape or form. Although, we probably could make one thing certain: Malky Mackay and Vincent Tan's relationship is not going to make it much further. It is becoming more and more difficult for Mackey to do his job and I can foresee this situation getting a whole lot worse before it gets better for the Scotsman.